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Chemistry D-index 100 Citations 45,571 254 World Ranking 469 National Ranking 220

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1991 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For innovative and imaginative use of statistical theory and computer simulation to elucidate the ways in which long chainmolecules fold into specific structures such as globular proteins

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Biochemistry
  • Gene

Protein folding, Crystallography, Protein structure, Chemical physics and Statistical physics are his primary areas of study. His work on Lattice protein as part of general Protein folding research is often related to Protein engineering, thus linking different fields of science. His Crystallography study combines topics in areas such as Side chain, Cooperativity, Sequence and Hydrogen bond.

Ken A. Dill has included themes like Sphere packing, Peptide sequence and Protein secondary structure in his Protein structure study. His studies in Chemical physics integrate themes in fields like Contact order, Native state, Globular protein, Hydrophobic effect and Levinthal's paradox. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Computational chemistry, Excluded volume, Molecular biophysics and Configuration space.

His most cited work include:

  • Dominant forces in protein folding (3022 citations)
  • From Levinthal to pathways to funnels (1880 citations)
  • Principles of protein folding--a perspective from simple exact models. (1242 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Statistical physics, Protein folding, Thermodynamics, Chemical physics and Crystallography. His Protein folding research includes elements of Protein structure, Energy landscape and Folding. His Protein structure research integrates issues from Globular protein, Peptide sequence and Algorithm.

His research investigates the connection between Thermodynamics and topics such as Solvation that intersect with problems in Computational chemistry, Aqueous solution and Water model. His study looks at the intersection of Chemical physics and topics like Molecule with Chain. His Crystallography study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Steric effects, Phi value analysis and Monomer.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Statistical physics (16.80%)
  • Protein folding (17.01%)
  • Thermodynamics (16.18%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Statistical physics (16.80%)
  • Molecular dynamics (9.96%)
  • Solvation (11.20%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ken A. Dill focuses on Statistical physics, Molecular dynamics, Solvation, Chemical physics and Biophysics. His work deals with themes such as Markov process, Principle of maximum entropy, Non-equilibrium thermodynamics, Entropy and Variational principle, which intersect with Statistical physics. His Molecular dynamics research incorporates themes from Algorithm, Computational biology, Computational science and Protein folding.

Solvation and Aqueous solution are commonly linked in his work. His Chemical physics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Molecule and Polar. His research in Biophysics intersects with topics in Cell and Cell growth.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • In silico selection of therapeutic antibodies for development: Viscosity, clearance, and chemical stability (105 citations)
  • Bacterial growth laws reflect the evolutionary importance of energy efficiency. (101 citations)
  • How Water’s Properties Are Encoded in Its Molecular Structure and Energies (99 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Biochemistry
  • Gene

Statistical physics, Molecular dynamics, Protein folding, Variational principle and Molecule are his primary areas of study. His studies deal with areas such as Markov process, Boltzmann constant, Principle of maximum entropy, Non-equilibrium thermodynamics and Bayesian probability as well as Statistical physics. His Molecular dynamics research is within the category of Computational chemistry.

His Protein folding research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Protein structure, Proteome, Proteostasis and Chaperone. The study incorporates disciplines such as Chemical physics, Antigen, Folding, Bispecific antibody and Binding site in addition to Molecule. His Chemical physics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Solvation, Supercooling, Funnel, Phi value analysis and Folding funnel.

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Best Publications

Dominant forces in protein folding

Ken A. Dill.
Biochemistry (1990)

4473 Citations

From Levinthal to pathways to funnels

Ken A. Dill;Hue Sun Chan.
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (1997)

2866 Citations

Principles of protein folding--a perspective from simple exact models.

Ken A. Dill;Sarina Bromberg;Kaizhi Yue;Klaus M. Fiebig.
Protein Science (2008)

1871 Citations

Theory for the folding and stability of globular proteins.

Ken A. Dill.
Biochemistry (1985)

1608 Citations

A lattice statistical mechanics model of the conformational and sequence spaces of proteins

Kit Fun Lau;Ken A. Dill.
Macromolecules (1989)

1227 Citations

The Protein-Folding Problem, 50 Years On

Ken A. Dill;Justin L. MacCallum.
Science (2012)

1107 Citations

Denatured States of Proteins

Ken A. Dill;David Shortle.
Annual Review of Biochemistry (1991)

1081 Citations

The Protein Folding Problem

Ken A. Dill;S. Banu Ozkan;M. Scott Shell;Thomas R. Weikl.
Annual Review of Biophysics (2008)

989 Citations

Molecular driving forces : statistical thermodynamics in biology, chemistry, physics, and nanoscience

Ken A. Dill;Sarina Bromberg.
(2012)

984 Citations

A View of the Hydrophobic Effect

Noel T. Southall;Ken A. Dill;A. D. J. Haymet.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2002)

943 Citations

Editorial Boards

Annual Review of Biophysics
(Impact Factor: 19.763)

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